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Director’s Message
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Dear
Friends of Elizabeth
Park,
Less
than four weeks into
my new job as
executive director
of the Friends of
Elizabeth Park, the
storm of the century
did tremendous
damage to the park
and refocused one of
the priorities of
our group for 2012.
Our first priority –
the Rose Garden- had
8 signature rose
arches damaged after
107 years of
service. New red
cedar posts and iron
arches need to be
fabricated and up by
April of 2012 for
the Rose season and
our signature annual
event “Rose Weekend”
which is June 22-25.
We
need $35,000 to
replace the broken
arches
The
Ethel Donaghue
Foundation and the
City of Hartford
have each pledged
$12,500 to match
donations towards
this goal.
Please consider a
gift to the Friends
with your year-end
giving.
I am
confident that our
friends, neighbors
and rose lovers will
help us meet this
very important
fundraising goal.
For
2012, I look forward
to working with our
community, city, and
corporate leaders to
forge relationships
that will support
the mission of the
Friends group to
steward the legacy
of the park for the
benefit of the
public.
The
board of the Friends
and I would like to
thank our
volunteers, donors
and supporters who
have assisted us
with keeping the
rose garden a
premiere heritage
location for
visitors to
Connecticut as well
as a wonderful
sanctuary for the
surrounding
neighborhoods &
communities that use
the park often.
Wishing you a
wonderful holiday
season and happy New
Year.
Karen
Tomasko
Executive Director
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Thank You’s
New Gardening Shed
A generous gift from
the
John G Martin
Foundation of West
Hartford has allowed
the Friends to
purchase a large 20’
x 12’ shed that will
house all of the
gardening tools and
supplies used by our
gardeners and
volunteers. For
years these supplies
had been housed in
the Farmstead’s
(info center)
kitchen. The arrival
of the new shed was
cause for much
excitement not only
for our gardeners
but for Jackie and
Karen who can now
enjoy a good cup of
coffee without the
fragrance of
fertilizer!!
Bill
Overton, Richard
Shaffer and Paul
Grimmeisen
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Recent Giving to the
Friends of Elizabeth
Park
Many thanks for the
following support:
·
Printing from
Lebon Press,
Hartford
·
Printing from
Konica Minolta,
Windsor
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Printing from
GraphicWorks,
West Hartford
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Graphic design
services from Ted
Paulsen Graphic
Design
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Furniture donation
from OFI,
Newington
Numerous auction
items for the
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